Waterside Arts

SEN and access

Free or discounted carer ticket

Free essential companion ticket for all shows Waterside programmes, bookable online. Some shows have relaxed performances with lower sound, house lights left up and freedom to come and go.

Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026 on the venue's access page. More SEN-friendly days out

Good to know

Parking: No car park of its own; Q-Park Broad Road (M33 2AE) is nearby. Sale Metrolink stop is directly opposite.
Buggies: Ramp to the entrance and lifts to all floors, but prams cannot go into the theatre auditorium.
Food: Café-bar serving hot drinks, snacks and cakes.
Toilets: Accessible toilets on every level.

From watersidearts.org, checked Mon 19 Oct 2026. Check before you travel.

ComedySportz: improvised comedy match for families Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Saturday 24 October, 6.30pm (about 2 hours with an interval)Under £10

Camera Obscura: Experiments in Animation (free exhibition) Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Gallery hours; animated shorts shown with their hand-drawn framesFree

Not Now, Bernard (Roustabout Theatre) Waterside Arts, Sale · 10 min Sun 25 Oct, 2.30pm£10–25

Claymation Workshop: Boo the Halloween Ghost (SOLD OUT) Waterside Arts, Sale · 10 min Thu 29 Oct - now showing as Sold Out on the Waterside siteSold outUnder £10

Dayglo of the Dead Family Rave with Our Kids Social Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Sat 31 Oct, 2.30pmSold outUnder £10

The Nick Cope Family Show Waterside Arts, Sale · 10 min Sun 1 Nov, 11am & 2pmSelling fast£10–25

The Prince of Egypt (JS80 musical) Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Tue-Sat 7.30pm; suitable for 5+Selling fast£10–25

Manchester Made Craft Fair: Winter Edition Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Sat 11am-4pmFree

Mr Popper's Penguins (Pins and Needles musical with penguin puppets) Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Public shows weekends and 19–27 Dec, times vary; BSL and relaxed performance Sat 5 Dec 11am; 60 mins, age 3+Relaxed Sat 5 Dec£10–25

ComedySportz Improvised Panto (Juniors, 7+) Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Fri 18 Dec 6pm; Sat 19 Dec 4.30pm and 6.30pm; 75 mins; the Tots version (6 and under, Sat 2.30pm) is sold outUnder £10

ComedySportz Improvised Panto (Tots) - SOLD OUT Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Sat 19 Dec, 2.30pm, 75 mins, ages 6 and underSold outUnder £10

Robin Hood and His Merry Men Waterside Arts, Sale · 10 min Fri 8 - Sun 17 Jan 2027. Family matinees Sat 9 Jan 2pm, Sun 10 Jan 12pm & 4pm, Sat 16 Jan 2pm, Sun 17 Jan 12pmUnder £10

ComedySportz: improvised comedy match for families (February) Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Saturday 13 February 2027, 6.30pm (about 2 hours with an interval)Under £10

Pinocchio (Indefinite Articles puppetry) Waterside Arts, Sale · 15 min Sun 21 Feb 2027, 2.30pm (60 mins, no interval)£10–25